1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 100: The second day of the Chinese New Year, visiting my sister-in-law

"Okay, the bad news is that I will be busier at work and have fewer opportunities to go home."

"As for the reason, it's the good news I just mentioned."

"The organization has decided to appoint me as the general manager of the Coking Group. The notice was issued yesterday morning."

Speaking of this, Xu Qiang's eyes gleamed with brilliance.

He doesn't desire promotion, he just thinks he should do his job well.

In Xu Qiang's view, this promotion is a recognition of his abilities and work by his superiors.

"Congratulations, Dad!"

Hearing his father's words, Xu Yuexin and his family smiled together, "Qiaoqiao, bring a bottle of wine, I want to congratulate our dad."

"Erqu or Fenjiu?"

"Take the Fen wine."

After a while, Chen Qiaoqiao brought the wine to the table. Xu Yuexin opened the bottle and poured a glass for himself and his father.

Then, at the request of his eldest brother, sister-in-law and others, he poured a glass for each family member.

"Your promotion is well deserved. I have long felt that you deserve to be promoted."

Xu Yuexin and his family raised their glasses and congratulated his father, "Mom, Qiaoqiao, brother and sister-in-law Ranran, don't you agree?"

"That's right! Our dad's professional ability is absolutely first-rate."

"Of course not. He has won so many awards."

Amidst laughter and joy, the Xu family raised their glasses together and gave their blessings to Xu Qiang.

"Dad, the job of a general manager is even harder. While you work hard, you must pay attention to your health."

After putting down the wine glass, Xu Yuexin said seriously.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of him."

Wu Yanxi assured, "Besides, I am a worker and will retire next year, so I can take care of your father wholeheartedly."

These days there is a kind of identity called "working as a worker", that is, doing administrative work in an institution as a worker. Wu Yan belongs to this kind of situation.

So she can retire at the age of 50, just like other female employees.

"We can all rest assured that mom is here."

The eldest brother Xu Li said, "Anyway, your eldest sister-in-law and I are not planning to have a child for the time being, so she will definitely be busy enough to handle it."

"It's time."

Wu Yan pushed her eldest son who was sitting next to her and said.

"I'll write a recipe book for you later. You can cook for dad according to it. It won't go wrong."

Nowadays, most people have no concept of healthy eating, so Xu Yuexin plans to start implementing it with his own father.

Although his father is quite old, in Xu Yuexin's eyes, he has just taken off and he needs to take care of his health so that he can fly higher and more easily.

"You also know nutrition?"

Xu Qiang was happy to hear his son's words, "Okay, I'll wait for you to write the recipe."

"Well, let's eat some food."

Xu Yuexin picked up his chopsticks and said, the family fell into a happy atmosphere.

A few days later, on New Year's Eve, the Xu family spent the happiest and most peaceful New Year's Eve in more than 20 years.

……

On the morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year, the whole family gathered together to watch TV, while Chen Qiaoqiao had to write a research report.

Her team is progressing slowly, and if they don't hurry up, they will not be able to submit the manuscript on time.

"I'll write with her."

Xu Yuexin then stood up and said.

"Well, go ahead. Come and rest when you are tired of writing."

Wu Yan nodded.

After greeting their parents, Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao walked into the bedroom and sat at the desk.

Chen Qiaoqiao was writing and Xu Yuexin was reading a book next to her.

Whenever Chen Qiaoqiao encountered something she was unsure about, she would discuss it with him.

In the morning, Xu Yuexin helped Chen Qiaoqiao answer several questions and made some progress in the research report.

When finishing work, Chen Qiaoqiao mentioned Chen Yixiu.

"My sister had dinner at home last night and then went back to Tuanjiehu."

Chen Qiaoqiao said with concern, "I wanted to go see her, but I still have to write a research report."

"I'll go see her for you."

Xu Yuexin immediately expressed his opinion.

Taking care of his sister-in-law is his unshirkable responsibility!
Seeing Xu Yuexin volunteered, Chen Qiaoqiao felt relieved.

"Yeah, okay. I bought a lot of things for her, you can bring them over."

"I'll bring some more food over."

Xu Yuexin said.

After having lunch at home, Xu Yuexin took the snacks bought by Chen Qiaoqiao and two bags of vegetables and went to Tuanjie Lake.

Chen Yixiu was cooking dinner at home. She went forward to open the door after Xu Yuexin knocked.

The heater was on, and she was wearing a lavender silk nightgown at home, which was elegant and showed off her figure.

"Come and see you."

After Xu Yuexin came in, he put the dishes and snacks on the table and went into the kitchen to check on his sister-in-law's dinner.

My goodness, it’s New Year’s Day and she’s actually eating plain noodles at home.

"Just eat this? Aren't you being a bit unfair to yourself?"

Xu Yuexin said with sympathy.

Chen Yixue spread her hands helplessly: "I only know how to do it from below."

"Oh, you're not very good then."

Xu Yuexin smiled slightly.

"I want you to manage."

Chen Yixiu snorted and looked away guiltily.

She bought some vegetables years ago, but she didn't know how to cook them, which led to her current predicament.

"Don't just talk nonsense, bring the food in."

Xu Yuexin instructed his sister-in-law.

"Oh."

Chen Yixue obediently walked outside and carried the two large bags of vegetables that Xu Yuexin brought into the kitchen, "Let me wash the vegetables."

"No, I'm afraid you can't wash it clean."

Xu Yuexin was full of doubts about his sister-in-law's ability to do housework and did not dare to assign her any work.

In comparison, although he was despised by his wife for his poor cooking skills before marriage, he actually practiced for a period of time after marriage and was not at the same level as his sister-in-law.

Washing and cutting vegetables, followed by the sound of pots and pans.

Soon, several dishes were freshly prepared and Chen Yixiu finally had her first proper meal in two days.

"I don't understand, how do you usually eat here?"

"I'll go out to eat." Chen Yixiu buried her face in her food, trying to hide her shameful look.

This was also the reason why she didn't want to get married in the past. Marrying someone meant doing housework, so she would rather be single.

"I see. The restaurants are closed during Chinese New Year, so you have nowhere to get food."

"Foraging is used to describe animals, you are the one foraging."

Chen Yixiu said angrily, and took two big mouthfuls of rice to make up for the loss of money.

After dinner, Xu Yuexin lay down on the sofa, and Chen Yixiu followed him and wanted to sit down.

"Snapped!"

Xu Yuexin slapped his sister-in-law's hips without any hesitation and pointed to the kitchen, "Go wash the dishes."

"Have some respect."

Chen Yixiu frowned and covered her buttocks.

After washing the dishes, she returned to Xu Yuexin and sat down on the sofa with her knees hugged.

"If I don't come, are you going to keep eating noodles until the restaurant opens?"

"..."

Chen Yixiu buried her face in her knees and said nothing.

Xu Yuexin was a little puzzled: Why did he start ignoring people after finishing his meal?

"I'm asking you, speak up."

Xu Yuexin grabbed Chen Yixiu's snow-white arm that was exposed outside her nightgown and shook it.

"I do not."

"When you respect me, I will talk to you again."

Chen Yixiu said with her hands on her knees.

It turned out that it was caused by the spanking just now.

Xu Yuexin reacted, but he still didn't quite understand.

It's not the first time, why is there such a big reaction today?
"Are you suffering from hypocrisy?"

Xu Yuexin curled his lips and looked at his sister-in-law.

"This is not pretentious."

Chen Yixue finally raised her face, looked at him seriously and said, "You are so disrespectful to me at the beginning, so after a long time, are you going to humiliate me to death?"

Kind of interesting, I've thought about it for the future.

The sister-in-law's words were clearly a question, but to Xu Yuexin, they sounded like a perfect signal.

"Yes, I have begun to think about it for a long time."

Xu Yuexin sat on the sofa, looked up at the ceiling and said, "But did I agree?"

How dare he...

Chen Yixue was so angry that she stood on the ground, crossed her arms and looked at Xu Yuexin coldly: "What do you mean?"

"Do you think that because I'm cut off from my family, you can bully me as much as you want?"

Speaking of this, Chen Yixiu's eyes turned red.

"Don't look at me like that. Do I look like a heartless person?"

Xu Yuexin looked at her with a smile and said, "Besides, I didn't say I didn't agree, so why are you so anxious?"

"I'm not in a hurry."

Chen Yixue turned her back and said, "You've helped me a lot, I know."

"I will try my best to pay you back, but please respect me."

Hiss, my sister-in-law hasn’t changed.

She is still the same self-respecting and inviolable woman.

And what she said does make sense. If you don't respect others at the beginning, how can it last long?

If there is a problem, it is her understanding of spanking.

This is just teasing and it doesn't rise to the level of respect or disrespect.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to disrespect you."

Xu Yuexin stood up and held his sister-in-law's shoulders, coaxing her gently, "Let's sit down and talk."

The sister-in-law turned around and looked at him with tears in her eyes, with a bit of resentment.

"Xuexue, what do you think is respect?"

On the wide sofa, Xu Yuexin hugged his sister-in-law in his arms, holding her waist with one big hand.

Chen Yixiu struggled slightly, leaned on his neck and said nothing.

The name Xuexue made her feel like she was back in her childhood.

"You don't want to tell me, right? Then I'll tell you."

"You said you didn't want to stay at home, and you were too embarrassed to see Qiaoqiao. I bought this house for you to meet your needs. This is a respect for your personal feelings."

"You want to achieve success in your music career, and I will cooperate with you wholeheartedly. This is a respect for your talent."

"If these are not respect, then what is?"

Xu Yuexin said, shaking his sister-in-law in his arms.

"I agree with what you said, but it's not good to touch someone."

Chen Yixiu still insisted.

"Moving around is a sign of liking you."

"If you don't want to, I won't touch you from now on."

"Does this make you happy?"

Xu Yuexin asked back.

Chen Yixiu decisively broke free from his arms and quickly distanced herself from him on the sofa.

"If you have the guts, don't touch it."

Chen Yixiu said with contempt.

He held her in his arms and said he would not touch her anymore. Isn't this inconsistency between words and actions?
Xu Yuexin looked at his sister-in-law calmly and shook his head: "Look, as soon as we stopped contacting each other, your face turned bad."

"If this isn't a wish for me to touch you, then what is it?"

After saying that, he moved from the sofa to his sister-in-law's side and stretched out his arms to hug her.

What logic is this?

Chen Yixue was completely speechless, and quickly raised the corner of her mouth: "Now that I'm smiling, can you let go?"

"No, you smiled because you saw I wanted to hug you. I can't let go."

After Xu Yuexin finished speaking, he hugged his sister-in-law tightly, then turned her over with force so that she was sitting astride him, with her entire upper body lying on him.

With such a close distance and an ambiguous posture, Chen Yixiu's face turned red all of a sudden.

"No, really not."

Chen Yixue was very upset and said, "We made a mistake last time, we really can't make the same mistake again."

"It's okay. I'll make mistakes with you."

Xu Yuexin kissed his sister-in-law's plump red lips and lifted the hem of her nightgown with his big hands.

(End of this chapter)